The State Government will ease COVID restrictions in Metropolitan Melbourne. 

From this Friday 8 July the following operating conditions apply:

• Face masks must be carried at all times, and must be worn indoors, however face masks are not required in schools or in workplaces that are not public facing (e.g. office work). Face masks must be worn if serving customers.
• Up to 75% of staff can return to office workplaces, subject to density quotient of 1 person per 2sqm
• All Retail: density quotient of 1 person per 2 sqm applies when using a COVID Check-in Marshal, otherwise density quotient of 1 person per 4sqm applies. 
• Hairdressing, Beauty and Personal care: density quotient of 1 person per 2 sqm applies when using a COVID Check-in Marshal, otherwise density quotient of 1 person per 4sqm applies. 
• Restaurants, Cafes and food courts: density quotient of 1 person per 2 sqm applies when using a COVID Check-in Marshal, otherwise density quotient of 1 person per 4sqm applies.

The State Government has mandated that all businesses must use the Victorian Government QR Code Service and ensure customers check-in. 

Pen and paper register must be available for people who do not have access to a smartphone or cannot use the QR Code Service to check in.

A full step-by-step guide for businesses on how to use the free Victorian Government QR Code Check-in System is available here.

• Current Restrictions for Melbourne, click here
  
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• Case location and outbreaks, click here
• Where to get tested, click here
• Circuit Breaker Support Package click here
• Financial Support for Businesses, click here
• Translated information about COVID-19, click here 
• Businesses need to operate in line with current restrictions, click here
• Businesses need a COVID safe plan, click here
• Six principles of COVIDSafe workplaces, click here
• Victorian Government QR Code Service, click here
• Translated information on how to use QR codes here
• Free training is available for businesses on infection control, click here
• Support and information on how to properly clean businesses, click here 
• $450 Testing Isolation Payment, click here 
• $1500 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment (if worker needs to stay home) click here
• Information for people with disability, click here 
• In-language updates can be found here
• Health and Wellbeing, click here 
• Coronavirus.gov.au, click here
• Business Victoria, click here
• Department of Health and Human Services, click here